A ‘Wildly Unusual’ Outbreak of Dengue is Hitting Florida Hard As Several Counties Declare State of Emergency
There’s something rotten in the state of Florida, and it’s sporting six legs and a bloodsucking proboscis as the state is currently beset by dengue-spreading mosquitoes. Last week, three Florida counties declared a state of emergency in an attempt to corral what health officials have called “wildly unusual” outbreaks of dengue in the area. Nearly 200 cases of locally acquired dengue have been documented in the state so far this year, which now threatens to surpass the previous record set in 2023.
- ▪There’s something rotten in the state of Florida, and it’s sporting six legs and a bloodsucking proboscis as the state is currently beset by dengue-spreading mosquitoes.
- ▪Last week, three Florida counties declared a state of emergency in an attempt to corral what health officials have called “wildly unusual” outbreaks of dengue in the area.
- ▪Nearly 200 cases of locally acquired dengue have been documented in the state so far this year, which now threatens to surpass the previous record set in 2023.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Dengue fever outbreak prompts Florida counties to declare state of emergency — The Guardian — World
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There’s something rotten in the state of Florida, and it’s sporting six legs and a bloodsucking proboscis as the state is currently beset by dengue-spreading mosquitoes. Last week, three Florida counties declared a state of emergency in an attempt to corral what health officials have called “wildly unusual” outbreaks of dengue in the area. Nearly 200 cases of locally acquired dengue have been documented in the state so far this year, which now threatens to surpass the previous record set in 2023. At least one person has also died of the viral disease. Dengue now poses “an immediate and widespread threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and visitors of Hillsborough County,” read one letter from Hillsborough County officials.
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